LOS ANGELES >> Angels Flight, billed as the world’s shortest railway, should be back in operation on Wednesday or Thursday, a representative of the company operating the 116-year-old funicular said Tuesday.

Suddenly, they appeared everywhere. Outside the sliding glass doors of supermarkets. On the sidewalks next to crosswalks. At the entrances to office buildings and hotels. What are those yellow plates on the ground with the ferocious bumpy surface that invites high heels to slip, trip, and win a date with an orthopedic surgeon? They’re called truncated domes, and they’re intended to make it easier for vision-impaired individuals to detect a curb next to traffic.

MALIBU >> A motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Malibu Monday, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash took place a few minutes before 5 p.m. in Tunnel Number 1 in the 1600 block of Kanan Dume Road, south of Mulholland Drive, CHP Officer Patrick Kimball said.

LOS ANGELES >> A motorcyclist was killed and another rider suffered major injuries when they were involved in a crash with two vehicles on the 405 Freeway, at the outskirts of Culver City. The motorcyclist killed in the crash on the northbound freeway at Howard Hughes Parkway was identified as Daniel Steven Lape of Oceanside, the California Highway Patrol reported.

A transit plan that officials say could change the transportation landscape of the San Fernando Valley is up for public review. Metro has released a draft of the environmental impact report for the proposed East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor that – along with four other projects funded by Measure M -- the voter-approved half-cent sales tax.

A woman in her 60s walked into the path of an Amtrak train and was killed Friday morning in Northridge, authorities said. The woman’s identification is pending family notification and she was pronounced dead at 10:15 a.

Dozens of people endured hellish heat Thursday morning in front of the bright, orange arch of Los Angeles’ iconic Angels Flight, for what many of them called a short, yet significant train ride to local history heaven.

LOS ANGELES >> Los Angeles International Airport officials are forecasting that 888,000 passengers will pass through LAX over the four-day holiday weekend beginning Friday. If that forecast holds true, the number would be a 4.

CANOGA PARK >> A man in his 50s was killed Monday night when he was struck by a mini-pickup truck while crossing a street in Canoga Park. The crash was reported around 8:55 p.m. on Sherman Way just west of Shoup Avenue, said Sgt.

Lyft and Uber riders at Los Angeles International Airport will spend less time waiting curbside for their ride if a new program at the airport is a success. Dubbed Rematch, the program pairs ride-hailing drivers dropping a passenger off at the airport with another traveler waiting to be picked up.

SANTA CLARITA >> A 31-year-old man, possibly driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, was killed when his vehicle plummeted down an embankment and burst into flames near the 14 Freeway and Agua Dulce Canyon Road near Santa Clarita, authorities said Sunday.

Christine Branom did something this summer that would chill most Southern Californians to the bone. She sold her car. And bought an electric bike. Now, the human-resources specialist commutes daily, sweat-free, to work from Marina del Rey to Playa del Rey — sometimes in heels and a dress.

Technical University of Munich’s Hyperloop prototype pod hit a record speed of more than 200 mph in the second annual competition for young engineers in Hawthorne on Sunday. The victory drew ecstatic cheers from the team and praise from

LOS ANGELES >> A 12-year-old boy was gravely injured and a 35-year-old woman was critically injured Saturday in a four-vehicle traffic crash on the 5 Freeway, near the outskirts of Glendale. Another person suffered non-life threatening injuries in the crash on the southbound freeway at Colorado Boulevard, said Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

LOS ANGELES >> The historic Angels Flight railway in downtown Los Angeles, billed as the shortest railway in the world, will reopen on Thursday, it was reported Friday. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced in March that the iconic railway would undergo a renovation and reopen by Labor Day, after it was closed in 2013 when one of the two rail cars came off the tracks.

SAN PEDRO — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a possible missing person in the water near Long Point, where a yellow kayak was found overturned, authorities said today. The search was suspended after no reports of distress were received related to the overturned kayak, and search efforts yielded no results, officials said.

Hawthorne leaders have signed off on construction of tech tycoon Elon Musk’s first test tunnel for electric vehicles extending west from SpaceX headquarters. The City Council approved the two-mile underground track Tuesday night in a 4-1 vote, with only Councilman Nilo Michelin dissenting.

PACOIMA >> A pedestrian was fatally struck Wednesday night by a Metrolink train in Pacoima. The victim was hit about 8:10 p.m. near the 9800 block of San Fernando Road, near Branford Street, according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

LOS ANGELES — A demonstration planned by ride sharing drivers at Los Angeles International Airport is expected to cause some traffic delays at the Central Terminal Area today. The demonstration organized by Uber and Lyft drivers over their pay does not have anything directly to do with LAX.

A commuter train traveling through Burbank struck a car on the tracks Tuesday evening, injuring a person in the vehicle, authorities said. The collision was reported just before 6:15 p.m. on the railroad tracks near the intersection of Buena Vista and Vanowen streets, according to Lt.

All four runways at Los Angeles International Airport are operating at full strength following completion of mandatory safety improvements, an airport official said Monday. Congress required all of the nation’s airports to undertake Runway Safety Area improvements to provide an extra buffer zone if an aircraft overshoots, overruns or veers off a runway.

The woman seated next to them on the Metro Blue Line began speaking louder, and her words became more profane. She started cursing at her boyfriend who had his hand under her shirt. Then, when she announced in full voice she would take off her top and flash the train, that was the last straw.

SINGAPORE >> Ten U.S. sailors are missing after a collision between the USS John S. McCain and a tanker early Monday east of Singapore, the second accident involving a ship from the Navy’s 7th Fleet in the Pacific in two months.

HOLLYWOOD >> A water main break disrupted service and affected traffic in Hollywood Friday, authorities said. It happened at 2:53 a.m. in the 1000 block of Vine Street, according to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

Two people sustained minor injuries and a fire hydrant was damaged after a three-vehicle traffic collision Thursday in Lake Balboa, authorities said. The crash was reported at 9:23 a.m. at Balboa Boulevard and Sherman Way, according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart.

A new video rendering of the Automated People Mover coming to Los Angeles International Airport gives passengers a birds-eye view of the automatic tram six years before it lands at the airport. The train is the centerpiece of the

If you see a massive, bizarre-looking, rusty dome traveling along a major highway and are wondering what the heck that is — yeah, we were curious, too. Turns out the gigantic piece of mystery equipment, which puzzled Southern California drivers from Corona to Norco to Westminster and Seal Beach early Thursday morning, is a reactor bound for the Chevron refinery in El Segundo.

As city officials unveiled the San Fernando Valley’s first scramble crosswalk at a bustling intersection near the Van Nuys City Hall on Monday, a few onlookers across the street were watching with some puzzlement.

SANTA CLARITA >> A person was killed Sunday in a fiery crash involving at least two vehicles on the 14 Freeway near Santa Clarita. The crash on the southbound freeway, north of Soledad Canyon Road, occurred a little before 5:30 a.

MALIBU >> Two sheriff’s squad cars apparently crashed into each other on Pacific Coast Highway near Point Dume Sunday, and one deputy was taken to a hospital as a precaution. The crash was at about 7:10 a.

VIRGINIA >> A hospital official says one person has died and 26 were injured after a car plowed into a group of protesters in Charlottesville. University of Virginia Medical Center spokeswoman Angela Taylor confirmed the death to The Associated Press.

ARLETA >> A man and a woman were in critical condition Saturday after a two-car crash in Arleta, authorities said. It was reported at 7:15 p.m. at 13816 West Osborne St., Amy Bastman of the Los Angeles Fire Department said.

Looking for a job? Caltrans says it’s hiring. The state’s department of transportation announced Friday that it’s looking to fill more than 1,100 open positions. The department is planning a series of career fairs across the state to recruit potential employees.

RESEDA >> Four people were injured Thursday in a multi-vehicle crash in Reseda. The crash was reported about 3:30 p.m. in the 17700 block of West Sherman Way, west of White Oak Avenue, according to Amy Bastman of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

PACOIMA >> A man wearing headphones and standing on railroad tracks was injured Wednesday morning when he fell on rocks adjacent to the tracks as a train approached him, authorities said. Paramedics went to the 11300 block of North San Fernando Road shortly after 8 a.

SANTA CLARITA >> Caltrans officials Wednesday broke ground on a roadway-rehabilitation project for the 5 Freeway in the Santa Clarita Valley. The $171 million project will replace and repair pavement on about 16 miles of freeway.

SYLMAR >> A man was struck by multiple vehicles and killed Wednesday when he got out of a car on the 5 Freeway in Sylmar. Authorities began receiving reports about 5:10 p.m. first of a dead animal and then of a person down on the southbound side of the freeway south of Roxford Street near the 405 Freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol.

All power is back on for Valley Glen residents after a power pole was struck, authorities said Tuesday. A vehicle hit the power pole around 8 p.m. Monday at Sherman Way and Coldwater Canyon Avenue, initially causing 1,047 Valley Glen customers to lose their electricity, said Los Angeles Department of Water and Power spokesman Albert Rodriguez.

A motorcyclist could possibly lose a leg after a collision with a vehicle in Northridge, authorities said Tuesday. The collision occurred before 6 a.m. at Balboa and Roscoe boulevards, according to Los Angeles Police Department Officer Larry Wright.